Out+About: What’s happening in the South Bay

Open house: The Ladera Linda Community Center will celebrate the reopening of its Discovery Room from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20. ﻿Highlights include docent discussions about the expanded educational exhibits, arts and crafts, a petting zoo, and an appearance by the Grilled Cheese Truck. 32201 Forestal Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes. Call 310-544-5260 for more information.

PVP Democratic Club: This month’s meeting of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Democratic Club will feature Lindsay Bubar of Emerge CA, who will talk about how they are working to elect more women to office in California, and UCLA history professor Chris Gantner will present “From the anti-Federalists to the Tea Party, Contemporary Conservatism in Historical Perspective.” Pacific Unitarian Church, 5621 Montemalaga Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes. 2:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20. Free and open to the public.

Southwest Manuscripters: The group will welcome guest speaker Richard Lee Bradshaw on “This Wonderful Work of Book Making,” from 1449 parchment paper to the present, at its next meeting. Peninsula Center Library, 701 Silver Spur Road. 5:30-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21.

Fall lecture: Marymount California University will host an Excellence in Leadership Speaker Series event featuring prominent California leaders who work with or for nonprofit organizations. The speakers, who include De De Hicks, president and CEO of the Volunteer Center of the South Bay, Harbor and Long Beach; and Mike Lansing, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor, will share their leadership experiences and challenges. The lecture will he held at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 in The Commons area of the university, 30800 Palos Verdes Drive East, Rancho Palos Verdes.

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Membership tea: The Woman’s Club of Redondo Beach will host its annual membership tea starting at 10 a.m. Monday at 400 S. Broadway, Redondo Beach. The public is welcome. Ladies are encouraged to wear hats for the hat contest at the end of the luncheon. RSVP to Karen at 310-370-4963.

Red Cross fundraiser: Join Etonien and Spin Media as they host a wine-tasting charity event from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 to support the American Red Cross, at Barsha Wines and Spirits, 917 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Manhattan Beach. Tickets are available at etonienredcross.eventbrite.com.